- Collection:
- Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
- Title:
- Letter, 1814 Oct. 12, F[ort] Hawkins [to] Governor Peter Earley [i.e., Early] / Colo[nel] Benjamin Hawkins
- Creator:
- Hawkins, Benjamin, 1754-1816
- Date of Original:
- 1814-10-12
- Subject:
- Creek Indians--Government relations
Seminole Indians--Government relations
Fugitive slaves
Great Britain--Foreign relations--1800-1837
United States--History--War of 1812 - Location:
- United States, Florida, 28.75054, -82.5001
United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018 - Medium:
- official reports
military records - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
image/jpeg - Description:
- This letter dated October 12, 1814 from Benjamin Hawkins, U.S. Agent to the Creeks, to Peter Early (Governor of Georgia, 1813-1815) summarizes Major William McIntosh's report about his recent trip to Eufaula, and then on to Florida, to inquire about runaway slaves in Seminole territory. McIntosh reports that the Seminole chiefs expressed their peaceable disposition towards him and their willingness to return any runaway slaves that sought refuge in their territory. He also says that once he arrived in Florida he found that the British had left Apalachicola for Pensacola. Furthermore, Red Stick Creek leaders (herein referred to as "Red Clubs") Peter McQueen, Josiah Francis (Hillis Hadjo) and Emautlau Haujo are said to have recanted, expressing a desire to be forgiven and return to the nation. He goes on to say that he has heard through an unnamed Indian source that the British force that was defeated at Fort Bowyer had returned to Pensacola and that the British forces' Indian allies were losing confidence in them.
Digital image and encoded transcription of an original manuscript, scanned, transcribed and encoded by the Digital Library of Georgia in 2001, as part of GALILEO, funded in part by a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services. - Local Identifier:
- tcc878
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc878
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc878#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc878/presentation/manifest.json
- Language:
- eng
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: [title of item], Telamon Cuyler, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries, presented in the Digital Library of Georgia
- Extent:
- 3 pages/leaves
- Original Collection:
- Manuscript held by the Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries, Telamon Cuyler, box 76, folder 25, document 10.
- Holding Institution:
- Hargrett Library
- Rights:
-
Page: [1]
District of F. [Fort] Hawkins
12 Octr. [October] 1814
Majr. [Major] McIntosh [unclear text: has ] returned his report is too long to be copied in time for this coveyance [conveyance] . "On his arrival at Eufaulau he was informed the British officers with the runaway and stolen negro's [negroes] had left the Seminolie Country for Pensacola He continued his march notwithstanding to Perrymans square where all the Seminolie Chiefs were [illegible text] . -- They seemed surprised at his appearance in arms among them assured [unclear text: him ] of their pacific disposition and wish to remain in peace and quietness with every body. They said the negro's [negroes] in their country who had not gone to pensacola had run into the Swamps to hide themselves he might return home, all runaway negros [negroes] which are in their country shall be hunted up and sent to their owners."
"He left two chiefs with them to see if they would comply with their promise there were no British vessels at apalatchecola or communication all were taken to Pensacola. Peter McQueen, Josiah Francis and [unclear text: Yanslee ] Emauthlau Haujo, Chiefs at the head of the Red clubs sent to the frontiers of the Upper & Lower Creeks they had lost their all, had seen their folly and if they would forgive them they would return, otherwise consider themselves as thrown away. The British force was to come round to Apalatchecola again."
I am informed by an Indian "the British force defeated at Fort Bowyer had returned to Pensacola One of the head officers had one of his eyes shot out. Their Indian allies were loosing [losing] confidence in them, and they were loosing [losing] confidence in themselves."
I am respectfully your ob Ser [obedient Servant]
[Signed] Benjamin Hawkins
Governor of Georgia
Page: [2]
Letter
Colo. [Colonel] Benjamin Hawkins
dated
12th. October 1814.
Indian War.
Page: [3]
Recd. [Received]
18th. Oct [October] at sunset.
His Excellency Peter Earley Governor of Georgia